Program Mentor

Join Western Governors University (WGU) as a Program Mentor and play a vital role in helping students achieve their academic goals. As a Program Mentor, you will be responsible for providing coaching and guidance to students throughout their academic journey. Job Summary: Student learning is the primary responsibility of WGU faculty. Program Mentors have specialized program content and career expertise, which they use to coach and guide students through programs and support career competency development. Responsibilities: Acts as a steward for carrying out WGU's mission and strategic vision. Demonstrates a high level of commitment to student success. Offers direct, comprehensive support, coaching, and guidance to a load of assigned students. Provides WGU and program level expertise to students and maintains that expertise through ongoing development activities. Fosters student learning through innovative and motivational teaching and coaching practices. Responds with urgency to meet student needs and communicates professionally and respectfully with students and all other members of the WGU community. Maintains a consistent, student-friendly schedule with a selection of outside hours to accommodate various student needs. Monitors the progress of assigned students and offers proactive support and outreach to those students. Uses technology-based teaching and communication platforms to aid students in their academic progress. Collaborates with other professionals within the university to promote a positive, student-obsessed atmosphere. Consistently exhibits WGU Leadership Principles. Maintains knowledge within assigned college. Performs other related duties as assigned. Requirements: Master's or Advanced degree and all applicable licenses or certifications for a degree program. Minimum 3 years of experience providing student support, mentoring, coaching and/or instruction within a K-12 certified school. Demonstrated ability to work with diverse learner profiles. Ability to work a student-friendly schedule (evenings/weekends). Preferred Qualifications: Strong experience with distance education and distance learning students is preferred. Coaching certification (ICF ACC/PCC/MCC or similar). Benefits: This is a full-time, regular position that is eligible for bonuses; medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare; health savings account and flexible spending account; basic and voluntary life insurance; disability coverage; accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages; legal and identity theft coverage; retirement savings plan; wellbeing program; discounted WGU tuition; and flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual, flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual, 11 paid holidays, and other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave. Job Data by YubHub .